I just ate some Panda Express an hour and a half ago for lunch. I was doing some homework, and finally couldn't stand it anymore, the nagging feeling that my body would be angry at me soon if I didn't feed it. So off I ventured from the library to find some new, exciting, non-Starbucks food...
I wanted Subways, but the line was too long! So I actually settled for Panda Express. I got my usual, half-and-half (chow mein, fried rice) with Orange Chicken. But at the last moment, I changed my mind and wanted the good-looking sting-bean chicken. MAN, was that a mistake.
It was SO plain T_T;; I tried putting some of my eggroll's sweet&sour sauce in it for flavoring... at least a little sweetness. what it needed was some soy sauce, but I wasn't about to truck evvvverything over there again, and back just for a little soy sauce. But I regretted the s&s sauce. I regretted getting Panda Express all together.
Sometimes after I eat some Panda, I don't feel so good, or feel a little bloated because I eat it too fast. This time was no exception. I'm still kind of uncomfortable, like I should've eaten that salad I saw at Starbucks the first time around. Would've costed the same anyway.
But the real reason why ate Panda in the first place was because I did not make time to make a proper Bento. Oh, bento, I will not wrong you again. Especially since my financial status is quickly coming to a hallow void, I will rely on my culinary and cute-spert (cute expert) skills to make delicious bento boxes from now on. And regardless of how hungry I am, I will not settle for Panda Express again when I am alone.
And this is why they call me O-bento.
It's more than a nick-name, it's a lifestyle I would like to embrace: money-saving, efficient, compact, durable, portable, and fulfilling. Not to mention as healthy as I can get. I would like to be known as more than just O-bento, I'd like to be O-bento. A dramatic statement, yes. A drastic change to come? even more so. God help me on this one!
-Calida
